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Primient · 3 days ago

Business Partner, Black Belt

Decatur, IL

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$115K/yr - $144K/yr

3+ years exp

Primient is a leading producer of food and industrial ingredients made from plant-based sources. The Business Partner, Black Belt role focuses on driving operational excellence through Lean Six Sigma methodologies, mentoring teams, and managing continuous improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency and productivity across the organization.

Food and BeverageIndustrialManufacturing

Responsibilities

Lead Primient Operating Model (POM) implementation: Drive the plant-level implementation of POM, ensuring alignment with operations goals. Provide strategic consultation to plant teams for effective and uniform implementation

Champion a Safety-First Culture: Advocate for and model a “Safety First” culture within the Plant. Provide tools and lead projects that enhance safety standards and improve safety outcomes

Develop and Report Performance Metrics: Develop and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure project success. Provide regular reports and insights to project sponsors and leadership to track progress

Manage Continuous Improvement (CI) Deployment: Lead the execution of Lean Six Sigma projects to drive process improvement and defect reduction

Drive Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) Improvement: Implement and support plant level OEE tools and reporting. Lead improvement projects to optimize OEE

Utilize Data Management Tools: Apply Lean Six Sigma tools to support operational improvements, streamline reporting, and manage plant data more efficiently

Manage Lean Six Sigma (LSS) Process improvement Projects: Lead process improvement projects in collaboration with plant personnel, leadership, and engineering teams to improve efficiency, quality, and costs

Deliver Lean Six Sigma Trainings: Lead problem solving training initiatives, including Green Belt training, RCCA, Failure Modes and Effect Analysis (FMEA), LSS awareness and tools training

Mentor and Coach Lean Six Sigma Green Belts: Provide mentorship and coaching to Green Belts and project team members, helping them to drive continuous improvement

Qualification

Lean Six SigmaContinuous ImprovementData Management ToolsProject ManagementStatistical SimulationMicrosoft ApplicationsChange ManagementInfluential leadershipRisk monitoringCommunicationCritical thinkingTime managementFacilitation